Senior Legal Counsel, M&A and Venture Capital

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

About the role:
The Senior Legal Counsel is a key member of the Corporate Legal Team, working closely with the Chief Corporate Counsel, Legal Director of M&A/VC and members of the Business Development and Venture Capital business teams.

• Primary role – Supporting the Business Development team in all aspects of M&A and venture capital work across all six divisions of Boston Scientific.
• Secondary role – Helping manage and maintain a strategic venture capital portfolio of active companies, assist with diligence and pre-closing regulatory matters associated with large acquisitions, reviewing and analysis of complex acquisition and financing structures, and providing general corporate legal support for Business Development’s everyday needs. 

Work Mode: 

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.

Visa Sponsorship: 

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include: 
 

M&A

• Advise on large and small-scale M&A and divestiture projects, including day-to-day work with outside counsel to draft and negotiate principal deal agreements. 
• Work with Business Development team to draft, review and negotiate term sheets and deal-related documents.
•  Direct and work with outside counsel on transaction process from start to finish, including coordination of corporate legal diligence on M&A and VC targets. 
• Advise on matters related to deal strategy and regulatory filings.
• Lead internal legal deal team and coordinate across functions for various inputs needed to announce, close and integrate an acquisition.  

Venture Capital

• Work with venture capital team to draft, review and negotiate term sheets from a legal and business perspective.
• Review and advise on portfolio company actions, including review of follow on investment documents and requests for board or shareholder consents.
• Direct outside counsel on drafting and negotiation of investment documents.
• Review and monitor limited partner investments in venture capital funds.
• Advise the venture capital team on legal impact of subsequent financings, recapitalizations, debt transactions or exits by portfolio companies.
• Work with the finance and accounting teams on reporting impacts of venture capital investment terms and transactions.
• Coordinate with treasury and contract management teams to timely close investments.

 
General

• Analyzing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate agreements and complex contracts in support of the Corporate Legal Group more broadly, as appropriate.
• Work with Business Development and Corporate Legal Team to identify ways we can improve on process and template agreements.

Required Qualifications: 

• Juris Doctorate
• Four to seven years of M&A, venture capital and general corporate at a top law firm and/or at a public company.
• Process oriented, able to multi-task, team player and ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Confidence in navigating long form merger agreements, stock and asset purchase agreements and NVCA venture capital agreements. 

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail, legal research and writing, communication and project management skills.  
• Self-motivated and dedication to completing deliverables in a timely and effective manner. 
• Process oriented, able to multi-task, team player and ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Good judgment, keen diplomacy and strong interpersonal skills. Collaboration across multiple legal and non-legal teams is key to success. 

Requisition ID: 598378

Minimum Salary: $140000 

Maximum Salary: $266000 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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